Definition of amount (to)next
1
as in to number
to have a total of the expenses of the trip amounted to nearly double what we'd budgeted for

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as in to come (to)
to be the same in meaning or effect it makes no difference whether you're going to the game or the movies, for it amounts to the same thing—that you can't babysit

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  • Switching hardware also means changing the software systems built around Nvidia’s CUDA platform, creating a costly engineering challenge for model developers.
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  • Temperatures look to stay below 90 degrees in the Philadelphia region for your Tuesday, meaning our sixth heat wave will likely come to an end.
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“Amount (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amount%20%28to%29. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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